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Grapevine, Texas , Us

Circularity Powered by Ingenuity: We design & engineer innovative post-sale solutions for electronic devices.A leading provider of aftermarket lifecycle services for electronics, Reconext serves leading manufacturers, operators, retailers, insurers, data centers and large corporations. Markets served include consumer electronics, customer premises equipment, enterprise network & data storage, IoT, mobile and point of sale equipment. Reconext’s end-to-end aftermarket lifecycle services include returns management & fulfillment, testing & grading, repair & refurbishment, asset recovery and trade-in & buy-back.

London, Gb

Independent Financial Contractor, working with private and public companies ranging in size from $3M to ~$1B annual sales. Completed full-time engagement with DFW-based global provider of real time communications technology.* Support CEO, CFO, and Investor Relations for public company with most recent Earnings Release & Guidance* Created financial structure in QuickBooks to accurately assess pricing & profitability of add-on services for privately-held inspection technology company

Justin, Texas, Us

Led Manufacturing Finance team, including FP&A and Technical Costing (Cost Engineering), making Electric Vehicles (EVs) AFFORDABLE For Everyone!

Irving, Tx, Us

• Led the Financial Planning. Strategic Planning, and Long-Range Planning processes, setting the calendar and coordinating inputs from a team of 35 including Finance & Accounting, Operations, Manufacturing, R&D, and Business Unit/Sales Leadership, including Annual P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Capital Budgeting, and Working Capital Plans and periodic reforecasts• Prepared and presented financial slides to Board of Directors and executive leadership, providing analysis and insights into results, business drivers, risks, opportunities to reduce costs, drive growth, drive profitability, strategic business analysis, and ad-hoc financial support• Provided financial and operational analysis to assist CEO, Business Unit Presidents, and Marketing and Operations Leadership in shaping and communicating strategic plans• Drove continuous improvement of NCH’s corporate finance system, becoming subject matter expert of Workday Adaptive Insights, reducing 2 weeks from the annual budget workflow, while increasing productivity/automation, accuracy, and data integrity• Established working capital goals and collaborated with Operations Management to monitor progress, suggesting and implementing corrective actions• Performed M&A analysis including financial modeling, due diligence, and post-merger integration and financial analysis; Created financial analysis for a major divestiture

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led a team of analysts which consolidated and analyzed financial performance for corporate operations - a network of over 50 internal and external manufacturing sites, 12 support organizations, consisting of 14k people, and $5B annual spend; Drove financial process improvements to allow more time for analysis and increase accountability at plant level; Performed competitive analysis/benchmarking.

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Overhauled TI's segment reporting structure to provide better visibility and alignment of TI's business structure and financial results, starting with the January 2009 earnings release• Prepared executive communications, including CFO's board pitches, backup materials, and competitive analysis to support earnings releases and internal "Town Hall" meetings• Eliminated hours from the monthly close process by streamlining profit sharing calculation, increasing accuracy to the penny

Dallas, Tx, Us

Promoted to lead a global team of nine for Texas Instruments' FASTEST GROWING division (20% CAGR).Led and developed a customer-centric team through collaboration and transparent communications. Created predictive dashboards and KPIs to anticipate and prevent supply-chain issues and to maximize revenue. Developed dashboards to communicate and strategic plans to resolve production shortages. Eliminated internal silos, and created, revised, and eliminated processes to streamline workflow, increase engagement, and enable growth. RESULTS:• Enabled the successful launch of the era's hottest consumer hand-held electronics (iPod, Blackberry, Garmin GPS) and aligned the organization for sustained product line growth (now a multi-billion dollar division for TI)• Led Worst-to-First turnaround of divisional KPIs: Increased on-time delivery from 76% to 96% and revenue attainment from 65% to 90%+ (best among peer groups)• Enabled $40M annual revenue growth by building process for strategic resource allocation of engineering projects

Dallas, Tx, Us

Tactical supply/demand planning for a portfolio of over 600 products, with $100M annual revenue (~500M) units. Consolidated inputs from other planners and represented division at inventory reviews with upper management. Highlights:• Improved customer relations by developing recovery plans and openly communicating production status on key customer deliveries • Supported 25%+ CAGR, while exceeding benchmark on-time shipping performance and revenue attainment goals• Optimized inventory levels, reducing product leadtime average from 14 weeks to under 8 weeks

Dallas, Tx, Us

Waltham, Ma, Us

Summer MBA internship working for VP of Finance, WW Logistics. Determined KPIs for the company's North American Distribution Centers based on Activity-Based-Costing analysis. Presented results and recommendations to Executive Leadership Team, including potential actions for under-performing facilities.Offered full-time employment upon graduation.

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

If you've driven a GM vehicle built in the 90's or later, it's very likely that the hood latch and/or parking brake was designed by me.First engineer to bring hood latch business to Dura Automotive...hood latches are now a major product line for the company.Instrumental part of Dura's initial ISO-9000 certification; Developed, documented, and evangelized engineering processes and procedures, building collaboration and knocking down silos along the way.

Fort Smith, Arkansas, Us

Designed timing-chain systems for a startup joint venture between a US-based gear manufacturer (Cloyes) and a UK-based chain manufacturer (Renold). Took customer (GM, Ford, Chrysler) requirements such as engine load, noise, weight, and space constraints to design unique roller-chain cam drive systems. Oversaw CAD design, prototype building, and endurance testing activities, while working to keep manufacturing processes simple and costs low.

Mba, Finance, Operations, Strategy

Bs, Mechanical Engineering